Missouri Wine Spotted at KC Airport
Midwest Wine Press contributor Danny Wood reports in his blog “Regional Wine Taster” that there’s a bar in the Kansas City airport that’s serving Missouri wines. Now if we can just get Midwest...
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Taking the Mystery Out of Wine Yeast Selection
I get asked a lot of questions from winemakers. I like questions; it means that winemakers are thinking about their wine. Questions also improve and enhance my knowledge and understanding of winemaking, so please...
Midwest Wine Grape Crop Report Update
In this first installment of a series of articles examining the effect of the drought on vines in the Midwest, Danny Wood takes a look at the impact on grapes compared to other crops...
Warehouse Winery Label Stocked With Treasure
Warehouse Winery, located in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, opened its doors in 2009 in a true industrial warehouse district. On each bottle of Warehouse wine is the image of a gopher, a tribute to the...
Legislative Victory for Missouri Winemakers
According to the St. Louis Post Dispatch, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon vetoed a bill that would have made the relationship between wine producers and distributors the same as the legal relationship that exists between...
Montelle and Augusta Team Up for Eckert’s Pairing Event
On July 12, 2012 Eckert’s Country Store and Restaurant in Belleville, Illinois hosted a wine and food pairing demonstration with Montelle Winery and Augusta Winery, both from Missouri. Eckert’s is a seventh generation family...
Blustone Vineyards to Open Leelanau Tasting Room
Michigan By The Bottle reports that the Blustone Vineyards tasting room will open this summer. Blustone has been growing grapes on the Leelanau Peninsula for seven years and will produce approximately 3,000 cases per...
GR7 Now “Geneva Red”
Michigan State University reports that popular blender GR7 is getting a new name: Geneva Red. The MSU report says that TTB has approved the name for use on wine labels. “GR” stands for the...
Mount Pleasant Estates Announces Record Sales
Mount Pleasant Estates Winery in Augusta, MO reported record sales for fiscal year 2011. Sales increased 19% on a year-over-year basis to $3.55 million for 2011. Both retail and event sales increased during...
Sleepy Creek Winery Produces “Up The Creek” Comedy Series
Motivating non wine drinkers to give wine a try is a common challenge for regional winery owners. Sleepy Creek Vineyards in Illinois has now come up with a novel way to make wine...